Play by play football had a huge radio following during the Winnipeg Blue Bombers glory years in the 1960s.
Personality disc jockeys of the 1960s were as popular as many of the artists they featured on their radio shows. The DJs had a massive influence over musical success and record sales.
Radio is credited with saving lives during the March blizzard of 1966.
Radio provided live coverage when Bobby Hull signed with the Winnipeg Jets of the new World Hockey Association in 1972. CJOB's Ken Nicolson was the team's first platy by play announcer.
Several local radio stations abandoned regular programming the day Elvis Presley died.
Old met new in the 1970s when Bob Irving took over play by play football duties on CJOB.
Long time Winnipeg mayor Steven Juba used radio to announce his retirement. He broke the news on CJOB's Peter Warren show.
By the late 1970s, FM radio was becoming increasingly popular, spawning a new era of on-air radio personalities....among them, "Brother Jake Edwards" on CITI FM.
Radio raised money for victims of the 1997 "flood of the century" in Manitoba. Heard here...the CBC's Morningside fundraiser.
All radio stations because news stations during the September 11th , 2001 terrorist attack in the United States. Heard here is early coverage on CBW (CBC Winnipeg).
The Covid 19 pandemic changed the way radio stations operated. Here...CJOB coverage.
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